How to Install and Uninstall wireshark Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: April 23,2024

1. Install "wireshark" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install wireshark on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                wireshark
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "wireshark" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall wireshark on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                wireshark
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the wireshark package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: wireshark
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.4.7-1~exp1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Balint Reczey
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 59
Depends: wireshark-qt (= 3.4.7-1~exp1)
Conflicts: ethereal (<< 1.0.0-3)
Replaces: ethereal (<< 1.0.0-3)
Filename: pool/universe/w/wireshark/wireshark_3.4.7-1~exp1_amd64.deb
Size: 5028
MD5sum: ebc0c4fa92c6551c734e08a06dd65a18
SHA1: a24631aa7ee7a7020619a2abadeeb300d75fd299
SHA256: 61da5558e95766527a6d2f44d6b9b7e62b0da742015537c4883c864e40bd95f8
SHA512: ac9164a68b6e206cba2c18923c2ad803e89852fe5321ed4644c710303c3d889061dc72588079272e07c25e09cf915a019a2f637810f708fbd5fff6ffa4cc6989
Homepage: https://www.wireshark.org/
Description-en: network traffic analyzer - meta-package
Wireshark is a network "sniffer" - a tool that captures and analyzes
packets off the wire. Wireshark can decode too many protocols to list
here.
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This is a meta-package for Wireshark.
Description-md5: e2e26f45272009095cc47933b48129a6